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Music
First Album:
The Beach Boys – Greatest Hits
First Single:
Shakin’ Stevens – Green Door!
Best Gig Archive:
REM – Monster Tour 1995 Milton Keynes – support was from Blur, spent much of the Blur set in the medical tent due to an asthma
attack from jumping about too much. Thankfully made it back for REM.
Influences:
REM, Jackson Browne, The Smiths, The Beatles, Nirvana, The Beach Boys
Instruments played:
Sing, guitar, harmonica.
Biggest lyrical inspiration:
Time
Song writing theory:
Keep your songs short. If it’s a good song it will leave people wanting more. If it’s a bad song it will soon
be over.
Desert Island Disks:
The Beatles – Revolver
The Beatles – Rubber Soul
The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
Nirvana – Nevermind
The Beach Boys – Greatest Hits
REM – Lifes Rich Pageant
Guilty Pleasure:
Belinda Carlisle – Runaway Horses (Album).
Dilema's:
Breast or Leg - Leg
Beer or Lager - Beer
Clapton or Hendrix - Clapton
Beatles or Stones - Beatles
Oasis or Blur - Oasis
Taxi or Bus - Bus
Lennon or McCartney - Harrison
CD or Vinyl - CD
Tea or Coffee - Tea
Eastenders or Corrie - Corrie
Pizza or Chinese - Chinese
PC or Mac - Mac |
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Music
First Album:
Kings Of The Wild Frontier –
Adam and the Ants
First Single:
Themetune to Monkey Magic!
Most recent album:
Robert Plant – Band of Joy
First Gig:
Nirvana, Kings Hall, Belfast, 1992.
Best Gig Archive:
Seen so many great ones but close call between Paul McCartney, Cardiff 2010 or Rolling Stones in Sydney on their 40 Licks tour.
Best Gig recent:
Adam Ant, Scala Club, 2010.
Influences:
Neil Finn, Beatles, Rufus Wainwright, Fairport Convention, Matthew Sweet.
Instruments played:
Sing, guitar, bass, mandolin, ukulele, recorder, percussion.
Musical ambitions:
To sleep with Susanna Hoffs!
Desert Island Disks:
Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones
Who Knows Where the Time Goes – Fairport Convention.
A Day In The Life – The Beatles
Life On Mars – Bowie
Beat My Guest – Adam Ant
Get Some Sleep – Bic Runga
Human Nature – Michael Jackson
Alone Again Or – Love
General
Likes:
Chinese food, chocolate, red wine, travel, long lie ins.
Dislikes- talentless boybands, Simon Cowell, Turkish Delight, Whiskey.
Other Interests:
Tarot, supernatural, retro TV
Star Sign - Taurus
Films – Empire Strikes Back,
The Wicker Man
Dilema's:
Day or Night – Night
CD or Vinyl – Vinyl
Wine or Beer – Wine
Laurel or Hardy – Laurel
Halloween or Xmas – Halloween
Cat or Dog – Dog |
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Music
First Album:
Hold your Head up – Argent
First Single:
Sugar Sugar, very soon swapped for Tears of a Clown
First Gig:
Emerson Lake & Palmer, Sheffield City Hall
Best Gig Archive:
Pink Floyd – Dark side of the Moon Tour, Trentham Gardens Staffs
Best Gig recent:
Coldplay – Glastonbury 2011
Influences:
Paul Simon, Stones, Bonnam, Moon, Paice, Palmer, Mason.
Instruments played:
Drums, percussion.
Musical ambitions:
Play at Glastonbury
Desert Island Disks:
Wont get fooled again –The Who
Cecilia – Paul Simon
Needle in a Haystack –
The Velvelettes
Shine on you crazy diamond –
Pink Floyd
Papa was a rolling stone –
The Temptations
Dilema's:
Morecombe or Wise – Morecombe
Blonde or Brunette – Blonde
Beatles or Stones – Stones
Power or Sail – Sail
Brasil or Holywood – Brasil
Book or Film – Book
Beer or Lager – Beer |
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Music
First Album:
ELO – Out of the Blue
First Single:
Tragedy – Bee Gees
Most recent album:
Noel Gallaghers – High Flying Birds
First Gig:
Motorhead, Chippenham,1983.
Best Gig Archive:
Paul McCartney London 93, Guns N Roses Wembley 91, Kiss Birmingham 98, REM – Monster Tour 1995 MK
Best Gig recent:
Madness, Swindon, 2010.
Influences:
Beatles, John Entwistle, Ralph Steadman, Edward Gorey.
Instruments played:
Bass – Burns Bison.
Musical ambitions:
Headline Madison Square Gardens
Desert Island Disks:
Dear God – XTC
Our House – Madness
World leader Pretend – REM
Rain – The Beatles
Start me up – Roling Stones
Spread your love – Black Rebel MC
Ghost Town - The Specials
I Hung my Head – Johnny Cash
Paint it black – Siobhan Magnus Heaven and Hell – Black Sabbath
Tribute – Tenacious D
Sunday Afternon – Small Faces
Other Interests:
Films – Nightmare Before Xmas,
Exorcist, Walk the Line
Football
Actress – Sarah Michelle Gellar
Dilema's:
PC or Mac – Mac
Day or Night – Night
Rock or Roll – Rock
Blonde or Brunette – Blonde
Black or Red – Black
Seven or Three – Seven
Beatles or Stones – Beatles
Bart or Homer – Bart |
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